Classics (Hons) University of Nottingham

Overview

Classics is a language-based course. You will investigate the culture and history of ancient Greece and Rome by examining texts in their original language. Immerse yourself in ancient speeches, drama, epic, and satire in the original Greek or Latin, and explore how language and culture inform one another.

Reading ancient texts in their original Latin or Greek is one of the greatest pleasures of studying Greek and Roman culture. You can learn either language from scratch, or build on your existing knowledge.

Studying Latin and ancient Greek will give you greater insight into the texts you’re reading in translation. 

In this Classics (Hons) programme from  University of Nottingham you can combine modules on the history, art, and culture of the ancient Mediterranean with detailed study of both Latin and Greek. Learning an ancient language also builds skills in linguistic analysis and literacy that are valued by employers.

Careers

78.8% of undergraduates from the Faculty of Arts secured graduate level employment or further study within 15 months of graduation. The average annual starting salary for these graduates was £23,974.

A degree in classics gives you a wide range of transferable skills, including:

• ability to process and critically evaluate data
• applying theoretical and scientific principles to problems
• critical analysis and argument
• experience of fieldwork, post-excavation and laboratory techniques
• ability to interpret spatial data numerical, statistical, IT and analytical skills
• strong team working
• written, oral and visual communication
• awareness of other linguistic cultures